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Iron County register., 1887-12-22
POSTAL TELEGRAPH.

Senator Cullom's Bill Providing for the
establishments of Governmental TcIe-
graph System for Public and Private
Business.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-The bill intro.
'duced in the Senate by Mr.. Cullom,
for the establishment and operation of a
United States postal telegraph, provides
for ten trunk lines of telegraph, embrace
ling all the cities in the States and Terri
tories. The bill provides that the lines
shall be constructed by the army engineer
corps under the direction of the
Secretary of War, on iron poles,
with capacity for twelve wires, and
shall, when completed, be transferred
to the control of the Postmaster
General The Secretary of War shall, il
he deems it expedent. take lines now
used for military purposes as a portion of
This Federal telegraph system. The rates
to be charged are ten cents for twenty
words under five hundred miles, and five
cents additional for each additional ten
words, and for distances greater than five
hundred miles an additional rate of five
cents for each two hundred and fifty
miles. Press night rates are to be thirty five
cents per hundred words, and day rates
seventy-five cents per hundred words.
The office of Director-General of Tele-
graphs is created, the appointment to be
made as is that of any assis tant Post
master-General, with like salary. The ap-
pointee must be practical telegraph man
of at least ten years. experience. The
Postmaster General will report to Con-
yress the best methods of organization at
the beginning of the first session of Con-
-grass after the passage of this act. Four
million dollars is appropriated for the
purposes of the measure.
Iron County register., 1887-12-22
a PROTEST.

The Salt Lake CITY Chamber OF Commerce
Enter a Vigorous Protest Against the
Reduction of Duties OH Lead and Lead
Ores.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Dec. 14.-The Cham
ber of Commerce of Salt Lake City has
adopted the following protest against the
reduction of duties en- lead or lead ores:
Resolved by the Chamber of Commerce of
Salt Lake City, that we earnestly protest
against any reduction of the existing tarif du-
ties on imported lead or lead ores. Such re-
duction would ruin thousands of our people,
cause the lead and silver mines in this Terri
tory worth $50, coo, ,000 and producing three and
half millions annually, with all the ore dress
ing and smelling plant, to become total loss;
reduce the freight earnings of the Utah rail-
roads fifty per cent; throw multitude of
workmen out of employment, paralyze our in
dustries and set back the growth OF
the Territory many years There can
be no object gained by reducing the
duties on these products sufficient to justify so
enormous injury to our people. corre-
spending INJURY would by such reduction, be
inflicted on the people of all the mining States
and Territories and the destruction of the sill
yer and lead mining and smelling interest
would reduce the annual production of precious
metals in the United States s30,Oo000o. 1t
would also materially reduce the entire busi-
ness of the East with the whole mining region.
and thus affect the freight earnings of all the
railroads of the country.
The board of directors were authorized
to take such action for the protection of
industries mentioned as may be deemed
necessary.
Iron County register., 1887-12-22
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

After New York, whatp-Port-
land Argus. The Republican party,
but it can't catch up.-N. Y Herald.
1t is interesting to note the ease
and agility with which Republican
logicians prove that the Democrats
will lose New York next year because
they it carried this year.-St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
The papers are asking if it is
true, as reported, that Mr.. Blaine is
going to Japan next year. 1t is not;
he is going up to Salt creek, and he
can't we'll make both trips in the same
year. atlanta Constitution.
And now tho Grand Army Re-
publicans are asserting that Logan's
mantle will fall upon Governor For
aker. Logan's mantle will flap around
the heels of Joseph Benson Foraker
like John L. Sullivan's ulster on Ad-
miral Dot.-Kansas City Times.
1t is rather sad to see Blaine's
former friends go back ON him as the
Globe -De7nacrat does in the following:
"One serious objection to the Blaine
or-bust policy before the nomination is
that it may lead to Blaine-and- bust at
the election. - Cleveland Plain Dealer.
WHAT is to be said of the present
economic Administration, however, is
that it has been from the beginning
conservative, clean one, free from
scandals of every sort and mindful of
its own and the country's dignity
and welfare. e.-Philodelphia Telegraph
(Rep.).
THAT political party serves the
country best which refuses to part
with single acre until it knows who
wants it and what he wants it for. The
Republicans have much to be ashamed
of and the Democrats have much to be
proud of-the first because they have
connived at robbery, and the second
because they have put a stop to it
~ y Herald.
In 1884 Murat Halstead conf
IDENTITY declared that this country
would 90 to the demnition bow-wows
if Mr.. Cleveland was elected Presi-
dent In 1887 Mr.. Halstead declares
with equal confidence that the es-
sential part of the Constitution has
been nullified under the Cleveland Ad-
ministration-in other words, that the
country has gone to the d. b.-ws. Mr..
Halstead is an ass, but he is consist
ent Chicago Herald
The Albany EUening Journal
speaks of the .'sham land policy of
Democratic Administration. There
was no s.sham' about Republican land
policy. For twenty-four years Re
publican administrations pursued the
genuine policy of despoiling the people
of hundreds of millions of acres of
their domain and giving them away to
railroad corporations to corrupt the
government with Credit Mobilier
bribery and build up monster monopo-
lies that are to-day the greatest curse
af the country. Rochester Union.
Iron County register., 1887-12-22
Republican Bluster.

The Republican organs having dis
covered that their party has no chance
of carrying New York in the President
ial election, are now pretending that
a serious attempt will be made to car
ry Virginia, North Carolina and Ten
nessee. This is mere pretense, for
the organs know that to make gen.
uine Republican campaign in those
States would be as fatal as if the party
had made no campaign. They know
that their organization Dwill be led
again by Mr.. Blaine, and that the
bloody shirt will play even more
conspicuous part than it did in the
last campaign. The Republican party
has nothing but the bloody shirt to go
upon. and it will refuse as heretofore
to make a campaign in the South.
for the reason that solid South is
necessary to Republican success in
several Northern States that have not
heretofore been considered as doubt
full. Meanwhile, we invite the Repub-
lican orators to come in our midst. SO
to speak, and to give us their celebrat-
ed arguments. They will find not only
respectful audiences, but men to meet
them on the estump.-Atlanta Cossstitu-
tSon. !.
Iron County register., 1887-12-22
SOME STYLISH BONNETS.

Exquisite Specimens of Feminine HI cad.
Gear Seen in New York.
An exquisite model is q small close
bonnet of gris-chanqeant velvet, ap.
parenlly gray, but flashing with ruby
in changing lights like the throat of a
bird. The velvet is laid in
multitude of tiny folds on the right
side, slanting upward, and is drawn
over the frame in n careless puff on the
left, with roulade and bow of ribbon
in front. The strings are of the same
gris-changeaast velvet ribbon. about
two inches wide, and a cluster OF
ostrich tips, in the same changeable
gray and-ruby, inclines forward from
the left side.
The peculiar effect of changeable
velvet is ch armingly illustrated in a
dressy bonnet of serpent and rose
changeant velvet. The shape is full
crown with extended brim rising to a
peak in front. Around the full velvet
crown. an edging of white velvet ap-
plique on gauze is grace fully arranged
like ruffie. Both sides are trimmed
alike, with good sized birds head
0uo btCaoU loio ou CuIIHS tdI1"
feathers. which meet above the crown;
but one bird is all snowy white, and
the other is of the delicate ashen pink
called Cendrillon. In front, between the
feathers, an aggressive-'ooking bow of
serpent gros-g grain ribbon is pcrched.
A dressy white bonnet is made over
frame of the same shape. but has a
very different effect. The white velvet
is arranged over the crown in five
overlapping pointed folds. The edge
of the frame is covered with velvet
also, and a small bow of velvet is
placed in front under the brim. A
wide ruff1e of gold lace. in the meshes
of which white chenille is interlaced,
encircles the crown and is plated up
quite full above the peaked front Picot-
edged white moire ribbon is folded
lengthwise. and pinned on with small
gold-headed pins to hold the lace in
place. The same ribbon is used for
strings. A large black bird with hand
some glossy plumage is perched on the
left side.
Less snowy, but even moro unique,
is a handsome leaf-brown velvet poke
bonnet, with the velvet draped over
the crown. and studded all over with
large round black-jet beads. The
garnlture is a cluster of brown ostrich
tips with aigrette. and coronet OF
Iron County register., 1887-12-22

cut-jet beads inside the faring front.
Strings of brown velvet ribbon about
two inches wide complete it.
Another brown velvet hat, also
adorned with rich cluster of brown
ostrich-tips, is equally elegant, but
destined for less dressy use. It has 4
medium low crown plainly overlaid
with velvet. and wide brim rolling
upward on the left side and thus form
ing niche for the spray of feathers
The brim is faced with brown ostrich
feather trimming. which is extremely
soft and becoming around the face.
For ordinary wear. stylish black
walking hat has the crown covered
with a full. drapery-half of black
serge with silk wrought stars, and
half of plain black velvet--and the
brim. which extends perfectly flat all
around, is covered with velvet and
faced up with the serge. A cluster Of
black ostrich-tips is held at the left
with jet wing-shaped ornament
Den1orest's Montbiy.
Iron County register., 1887-12-22
THEIR GRIEVANCES.

IN" Third and Fourth-Class Post.nasters
ring Their Grievances in Convention
at the Nat onal CapitaI-Raflical Reforms
Wanted. --.'
WASHINGTON. Dsc. 14-The convention
OF third and fourth-clas postmasters, who
want increased compensation for their
services opened here yesterday. About
snree hundred of them, from every section
OF the country, were in attendance. Their
grievances, briefly stated, is this: The
toursh-class postmasters think that a
salary based upon the receipts of the
oinces, as at present, is inadequate, while
the postmasters of the third class favor
some action by Congress which will
authorizs the Government to provide them
with offices properly equipped instead of
having such expenses deducted from the
salary OF the postmaster as at present.
Inc convention was called to order by
j. Ii. Patterson, the chairman of the Ma
tional executive committee, and soon
afterwards organized permanently by the
selection of Mr.. Robert White, of Michi-
gan, as president, and Thomas j. Brady,
j. 6. Herzog, of Ohio. and F. A. Winchell,
OF Iowa, as secretaries.
A number of working committees were
appointed, after which Mr.. J. Fl. Fu'mer,
of Pennsylvania, read a statement which
cited typical case of postmasters of the
third class, which he said il
Illustrated the conditions which the
entire class desired now to have
remedied. In the case cited the salary of
the postmaster was $3.50 per year, and
out of this he paid Office rent, salary of
assistant, fuel and other expenses, leav-
ing for the postmaster 1912 for his annual
salary. He said the box rents should go
TO the postmaster unless the Government
furnished the outfit of the office. He said
In his own case the outfit of his office cost
him $500, while the box rents, whick the
Government now takes, amounts to near
iy $50 per year. This paper was re-
ferred to the committee on bills.
Mr.. Patterson called attention to the
abuse of the regulation admit news
paper mail matter to the second-class by
which it was estimated that twenty five
tons were yearly sent through the mails.
He said that papers which were merely
advertising agencies for some patent
medicine or some similar article obtained
admission to the mails as second class
matter by merely inserting a paragraph
or two of news matter. He said that
something should be done to prevent the
abuse of the mailing regulations. and he
suggested that a committee of five be ap-
pointed to consider this matter.
Other deleg gates spoke in the same vein,
and after discussion the motion was
adopted and the committee was ap-
pointed.
The convention after getting fairly
organized and ready for work adjourned
at p. m. until this morning, when the
reports of the committees will be read.
At ten O'Clock to-day the postmasters will
call IN a body on the Postmaster General
at the department. and at II a. m. will
pay their respects to the President and
Mrs. Cleveland at the Executive Mansion.
Iron County register., 1887-12-22
HE DIDN'T COME BACK.
A Fastidious Young Pedagogue's Exps
rience in the Far West

Fastidious Young Pedagogue's EXPO.
rience I'm the Far West
''Want to git board here for the
winter. heyP' said rural resident to
a fastidious young gentleman who had
been engaged to teach the winter
school in that district. well, / guess
we can COM odate you if you're q mind
to jist sort o. take things as thew
come. We don't put on no airs here.
we don't. We're jist plain. ever -day
kind Of folks. and-here, you. Bill.
keep your fingers out n the teachers
pocket; and. Buck, you give him back
his watch and chain, or I'll larrup VOL,
good!
"As / was a-sayin'. mister, the
teacher gin rally boards here. and
Mary Jane. git off the back of the
teachers cha il; and Jack. you better
bring his hat back fore igive Won
a-warmin'!
Yes, sir. mister. you'll find us plain
sort OF folks, and-Tom, If Won and
Zed don't stop stickin' pins into the
teacher, he'll not let You sleep with
him when he comes here to boardi
You see mister, the bows thew t.L.
turn about. two at time. a-sieen;n,
with the teachers that board here. and
B'H, lsee you pinnin' that old rag to
the teachers coat-taiL Give him q
rap over the head. teacher! Here.
you, Buck. you jist go and tie that
bull-terrier up again! You see. the
boys they've got little trick Of settin,
our old bull-terrier onto all the teach.
ers that board here. Oh, / tell Won
you'll not lack fer. lively comn,nv
here! What'H you bet Buck can;t
down ye two times out'n three IN :
fair and square rasslcP Bet he kini
shed your coat and try him one. Mop
Got to be goingp Don't be snatchadf
Well, you come right along, and Wa, II
mako You right to home. ''-PucL
Iron County register., 1887-12-22
DEMPSEY Defeats Reagan.

RpooKLYN. Dec. 13.-The fight tor the
welter championship of America and
so an, between Jack Dempsey and Johnny
Rsaean, both of this place, was fought TINS
.,orning. After reaching Lloyd's Neck,
Lar huntington, L. l., and being unable
- sobt on account of the tide rising SO
on;dIv ~ that they were compelled to em-
t'.,s ON the tug and look for another
o1a.a the little steamer cruised around
P' P.n Noon and finally anchored in quiet
@ unot on the Long Island beach, and the
sepes ops pitched. London prize .d ring 5ulss .ss
gose: fortv.four rounds. The time OF
w WINE. 1,. vas one hour and nine minutes
Iron County register., 1887-12-22
Death of General Thomas KiIby Smith.

NEW YORK. Dec. 15.-General Thomas
Kilby Smith died yesterday, aged sixty
seven years. He studied law with Salmon
P. Chase in Cincinnati; was appointed
United States Marshall at Cincinnati by
President Polk; was Colonel of the Fifty
fourth Ohio volunteers; was mentioned
for conspicuous bravery, and in 1883 was
made Brigadier- and in 1870
Breveted Major General. OF late years he
had resided in Philade iphia. He was in
this city promoting the Grant monument
fund, in which he took great interest,
when taken suddenly ill a few days ago,
which illness terminated fatally yester-
day morning. He leaves a wife (siste er Of
Don Piatt, of Ohio) and eight children.
Iron County register., 1887-12-22
Mr.. cLEvELAND.s MESSAGE.
Comments of Some of the Most Influenti
T,auers of the COuntry.

Comments of Some of the Most Influentia,
Paper. of the Country.
Cleveland (O.) Plain Dealer: 1t is a
clear. sound, practicable, earnest
argument throughout.
St Louis Republican: The message
means united party. with Democrats
inside, and the outside for those who
are not Democrats.
New York Herald: The message Is an
able, conservative and statesmanlike
document, which, unlike many other
messages, will be read by the people
and discussed by them.
Philadelphia Times: The message
will inspire more discussion and in
vestigation of the exact relations of the
tariff to capital, industry. and trade
than any document that has emanated
from the Chief Magistrate.
Chicago News Qnd. }: There is no par
tisanship, no free trade, no appeal to
class prejudice. no special hobby,in the
Presidents message. 1t is plain patri-
otic common sense from opening to
close.
Chicago Tribune (Blaine Rep): The
message rises above party lines and
presents a common basis of patriotic
craftsmanship on which Republicans
and Democrats are bound by every
consideration of the public welfare
and political expediency to stand to-
gether.
New York Times Ond.): Mr. C!eve-
land has done an act of craftsmanship
in the best sense. Recognizing a great
duty, he has performed it with courage.
with firmness, and at the right time.
And he has performed it so that every
honest man must see that it is an hon.
est act.
Baltimore News: The document is
brief. plain and forcible. 1t shows
that the Presidential mind is forced
upon one issue. and that the Titanic
one ofsdealing with the surplus, and it
also shows that his idea of the proper
avenue of National relief is through
tariff reduction.
Chicago Herald: Treating exclusive
ly of taxation, the message has an in
terest which does not ordinarily attach
to such papers. 1t should be read and
reread until its copious and valuable
information is acquired and its argu-
ment urged with unanswerable skill.
is thoroughly mastered.
New York Commercials Adrertiser !:
President Cleveland's concise, able
and manfully-candid message to the
newly assembled Fiftieth Congress
can not fail to make a profound sem
sation. The novelty in form and the
unconventional tone of the message,
as we'll as the urgent and overshadow-
ing Importance of the single topic it
considers, will attract the universal
attention of the Nation to the docu-
ment. If we are not mist1iean it will
have decisive weight III the future Of
parties and legislation.
Chicago Times Qnd.): The present
communication is the first example of
the beginning of the new and better
method of inviting the attention of
Congress briefly to some suggestions
on single topic of leading Importance
on which, in the judgment of the Ad-
ministration, legislative cooperation
in a certain direction is necessary, or
of high Importance. In electing this
course, there is much ground for the
opinion that the timely and excellent
suggestions from the White House will
not be passed over with the customary
legislative disregard of suggestions
from the constitutional head of the Re-
public
Iron County register., 1887-12-22
A Reckless scoundrel.

waNMoND, Ind, Dec. 14.-A prize fight
at Hsbave taken place in Reich's saloon
patherege last night, and crowd had
was part tNparticipate in dance, which
dance was entertainment. While the
who was druhegress Charles Kimball,
out He sana wth waS rsyogep in
crowd. Reich triedN Nooting into the
Kimball shot him throAtop him, when
ina;ctina a fatal wound. left breast,
the woods, followed by cf ell fed to
ranoaance. II he is captur sger for
| probably be lynched- He bears will
! utation. p'
Iron County register., 1887-12-22
The PrOhibitiOniStS.

HIcAGo, Dec. 4.-The Executive Com
mn of the National Prohibition party
me- me, this city yesterday. Prof. s. d.
Oickie Albion, Mich, chairman of the
coniin.va instructed in issuing the
car. i presidential convention,
Wn.on "1une 6, to ask the Pro-
n'o''ion the several States
20 Do. senu ,hars delegate for every
i'W ta tba sn the party. in
aoo,',oM Met;ane1 ~ rnnv pent fixed by the
denies the recsntly-puNnsa o, ...n. D.A.s
that the executive en'
bargain with General ClintS tSB.s.asa % q
New Jersey, for the presidenl No. "
fion.
Iron County register., 1887-12-22
REPUBLICAN, DECAY.


and Fall OF Repubiicanfsm. za
The Republican party came into con-
troll of the Government through the
Presidential election of 1860, and went
out of power through the Presidential
election of 1884. The seven National
contests included within this period
tell the story of its rise and fall, and
the record is full of instruction and
warning which can not be too carefully
needed at a time when the future of
parties is so generally discuss ed as
now. The salient features of that rec
ord can be presented at a glance by
bringing together the Republican votes
at each of these elections in the close
and doubtful States of New York, In
diana. New Jersey and Connecticut, as
well as in that ancient stronghold"
of Republicanism, Massachusetts,.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-10
JACKSONVILLE.
KEY WEST PARTIES At TITUSVILLE.
They are Arrested and Put In Quarantine
PharmaceutiaI Association Sale OF
the macc.enny Sentinel"

Sp.,iH ia "a, PaLltLd Ncirs.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, June 9.-The
Jacksonville Board of Health received a
dispatch. to-day, from Titusville stating
that the authorities there arrested three
parties from Key West, last night. The
suspected parties stated that they came
in a boat from the Miami but were dis
believed and We're placed in quarantine.
\ rumor reached Jacksonville this
afternoon that there was one case of fe-
yer inEnterprise but investigation proved
the falsity of the report. Enterprise is
quarantined against the infected port.
The druggists formed a pharmaceuti-
cal association to-day and adjourned,
then went to the snapper banks on an ex-
cursion and caught one hundred and
eight snappers. and hundreds of other
fish. All will return to their different
homes tomorrow.
The grand jury has insisted that the
Jacksonville Board of Health thoroughly
inspect all public buildings, and has mo-
titled the inspectors to have everything
IN sanitary condition.
w. w. Moore, editor of the Macclenny
Sentinel. to-day sold the paper to Prof.
Woods and Foster. tw o citizens of Mac
clenny. CARTER.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-10
One OF the Infants"


One of the taxes which the Republic
can organs say should be raised for the
purpose Of cutting down revenue by pro-
bibiting importations is the tariff upon
glass.
The duty upon window-glass now
ranges from 81 To l47 per cent, and the
average for last year was s6.1 13 per cent.
At this rate, which would seem 10 be
high enough TO discourage importation
very effectually, the consumers of com
mon window-glass paid last year In tariff
taxes $1,l74, 900. The Infant industry"
which this duty is supposed 10 protect
employed in 1880 "3 735 men, one woman
and 134 children" The average wages Of
glass-workers i'm 1860, according 10 Col.
Carroll ID. Wright, Chief of the Bureau
of Statistics of Labor i'm Massachusetts,
was 81 SO per day. In 1880, after twenty
years of high duties, the average wages
was only SL79-a decrease Of 20 per
cent.
Who is protected" by duty which
compels the people of this country to
pay annually 5000 900 more for the
daylight in their houses than they other
wise would? Not the glass workers,
surely. Their wages have diminished.
An answer is furnished in the suggestive
fact that Mr.. DePauw, the great glass
manufacturer of Indiana, recently died
leaving an estate worth $l5,OO0,OoO.